Special Order Number 211
5/1/1865
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War Department Special Order 211, dated May 6, 1865, authorized the creation of a commission to try the individuals accused of conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward.
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On May 1, 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered the Lincoln assassination conspirators tried by military commission. The commission met eight days later.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army).
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595169Full Citation: Special Order Number 211; 5/1/1865; Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army), Record Group 153. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/special-order-number-211, May 14, 2024]